€50 million for refugees “not enough”, says platform
Call for “urgent access to EU funds” The €50 million included in Portugal’s 2022 State Budget for the reception of Ukrainian refugees is simply not enough, says André Costa Jorge,
Portugal sends €2.1 million to Ukraine
PM announces aid following High Level International Donors video conference “Portugal is on Ukraine’s side”. These were the words today of prime minister António Costa following the High Level International
Former finance minister tipped for European posting
João Leão still embroiled in ISCTE ‘revolving door’ row The race for a successor at the helm of the eurozone bailout fund, the European Stability Mechanism, is formally kicking off
Algarve researcher secures €2.5 million in EU funding
Project to investigate first migrations of Homo sapiens from Africa A researcher at the University of the Algarve (UAlg) has received a €2.5 million grant in European Union funding to
Portugal’s PM rules out “quick accession of Ukraine to EU”
“Too many unresolved problems at Europe’s core”, says Costa Portugal’s prime minister António Costa has ruled out the likelihood of Ukraine joining the EU quickly, alluding to “unresolved problems” between
Portugal second in EU for foreigner naturalisation
Sweden, at top, says it is only ahead due to “capacity of response of administrative systems” Portugal is the second country in the European Union with the highest rates of
Brussels sues Portugal (AGAIN!)
Perceived ‘European fury’ picked up by international press There is no end of perceived ‘fury from Brussels’ with regard to Portugal this week: the European Commission is already ‘suing’ Portugal
Europe send Portugal another €523 million
SURE scheme has now disbursed full €5.9 billion requested The European Commission has disbursed €523 million to Portugal today in further loans to support reduced-time work and other programmes to
Iberian Peninsula to become “energetic island”
PM promises “significant reductions in cost of electricity” PM António Costa has managed, with Spanish counterpart Pedro Sanches, to persuade the European Council that the Iberian Peninsula should be given
PM takes control of “European affairs”
Responsibilty removed from new ‘head of diplomacy’ In a move seen as yet further indication PM António Costa wants a hefty position in Europe when his time at the head